
De Havilland DH-4 (more than 1
picture/meer dan 1 foto)
| In 1915 the successful
airplane designer Geoffrey De Havilland was requested by the Royal
Aircraft Factory to develop what had to become the first British day-light
bomber. The result was the DH-4, ready in 1916. The aircraft could be
powered with various engines, from the 230hp BHP to the 375hp Rolls Royce
Eagle VIII. The construction of the biplane was traditional: wood and
linen. The history of this aircraft shows great moments, like the destroying of the German Zeppelin L 70 in August 1918. The DH-4, however, had a serious imperfection. The fuel tank was placed in the space between pilot and observer. This vulnerability gave the aircraft the nickname "The Burning Coffin". Nevertheless the Americans - after entering the war - chose for this aircraft as one of four British planes to be built in the USA. The Americans used the Liberty V-12 engine. And so the DH-4 got its second nickname: "Liberty Plane". German pilots were not amused. The Liberty PLanes were not the easy prey they had expected.
In 1915 kreeg de succesvolle
vliegtuigontwerper Geoffrey De Havilland het verzoek van de Royal Aircraft
Factory om een toestel te ontwerpen, dat de eerste Britse bommenwerper
voor overdag moest worden. Het resultaat was de DH-4, gereed in 1916. Het
vliegtuig kon worden geleverd met verschillende motoren, van de 230pk BHP
tot de 375pk Rolls Royce Eagle VIII. De constructie was traditioneel: hout
en linnen. In details the depicted model is not 100% accurate. In details is het afgebeelde model niet 100% nauwkeurig.
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